Contextualization of Gospel
Mission Aviation Fellowship
The Mission Aviation Fellowship is a non-profit organization created to spread the word to places around the world that are experiencing extreme poverty and isolation. As this is a huge problem in the world, isolation and poverty most likely means that the people in these regions have not heard the Gospel. That is what Mission…
Read MoreCompassion International: Sponsor a Child
Compassion International, a child advocacy ministry, aims to “pair compassionate people with children living in extreme poverty to release the children from spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty.” The man who started this non-profit organization, Rev. Everett Swanson, traveled to South Korea to minister the people fighting in the Korean war. As he walked the…
Read MoreMinding the Gospel
4 Critical Mindsets: Embody the Gospel Seek empathy Prototype everything Multiply your impact Not only can I almost guarantee that this list of 4 values that are critical to every Gospel minded organization will show up again on an exam, I want to dive into what embodying the Gospel really means. Gospel-Mindedness Gospel-mindedness or my…
Read MoreAdmiring Creation while Worshiping the Creator
National parks, for many years, have been a significant contributor to the status of modern culture. Attendance analysis indicates a steady increase in the number of visitors the top 10 national park systems are servicing every day. More people than ever before are visiting the natural treasures of the United States. An interesting relationship can…
Read MoreContextualizing the Gospel
Recently, I have been thinking about different ways the Gospel is contextualized in our culture. As we talked about in class, it seems as though the Gospel is contextualized differently in various areas of ministry. In our day and age, I think it is just as important to pay attention to the way we are…
Read MoreBusiness as a Communications Platform for the Gospel
Image Source: Christianity Today Advancing the Gospel simply means to communicate the message of the Gospel to others. The premise is, if people are properly exposed to the Gospel, the Holy Spirit will work in them to bring them to accept it. In other words, Christ changes hearts. Our job is simply to tell. But…
Read MoreSomething to Keep in Mind…
Those of us thinking about redemptive entrepreneurship are constantly thinking about what we can do better so that people engage with the Gospel. We think we need to find inefficiencies in our business model. We think we need more donors so we have more funding to do more outreach. We think we need famous guest…
Read MoreYour Brokenness is Welcome Here
I talked about one of my favorite public figures last time and I am just as excited to share about another one of my favorite girls this week. Jordan Lee Dooley is the founder of SoulScripts and the SHE podcast. This woman is so inspiring and I adore listening to her wisdom. She started out…
Read MoreCreative Language & Creative Filters
Image Source: Photo by Steve Meddle/REX/Shutterstock (4621228m) Person Holding Apple Iphone 6 Smartphone Various Inspired from Justin Dosch’s lecture, I decided to look further into the idea that Jesus used creative language in order to reach the people of His day. Often times when Jesus was preaching He would speak in parables. Jesus did not…
Read MoreWhy do people refuse to come to Jesus?
In class we discussed several reasons as to why people may not accept Jesus. This topic is something that hits home for me – literally. I am the first follower of Christ in my family, including extended family (expect one cousin). Many people I love do not know the love of my life, but reasons…
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